Stage 3


Use the WHERETO to help build your lesson plans.


W Where the unit/lesson is going stick_figure_walking_reading_book_md_wm.gif

H Hooking and Holding their Interest


E Equipping students so they can explore and experience


R Providing changes to Revise and Rethink


E Letting students Evaluate


T Tailoring instruction to students needs


O Being Organized




Lesson plan on the Circulatory System


Where is the unit going?


The lesson begins with the students learning about terminology to diagnosis of a disease.


Hooking and Holding their Interest.


At the beginning of the lesson when the objective and the terminology has been gone over then the rap video about the Circulatory System can be introduced /shown.


Equipping students so they can explore and experience.


Teaching students how to use IMovie, the digital camera, camcorder, the internet, etc.


How will this be done?


They can learn how to manipulate the equipment and learn how to use it. They should be able to teach a classmate how to use it successfully.


Providing changes to Revise and Rethink.


When the students are researching for a diagnosis based on the symptoms they get from the patient, they should know that many changes will have to take place from their first to the last diagnosis. They will make errors and will need to rethink and revise their answers.


Letting students Evaluate – Students already evaluate themselves on their approaches, how to find the answers, researching, how to use the equipment, and scenarios at the doctor’s office.


Tailoring instruction to students needs. When the teacher is circulating the classroom, she will know what needs to be clarified, discussed or pinpointing strengths and weaknesses of students and what different approaches they may need to take.


Being Organized. Both the teacher and the student’s need to be organized in their researching and diagnosis. There shouldn’t be error in making the diagnosis and treatment. Otherwise the patient will die.


The teacher should be organized from the introduction of the lesson to the end. S/he should be anticipating problems, solutions, questions, scenarios of what might happen in the classroom with learning the Circulatory System. Organization also in terms of providing spontaneous feedback, correcting problems right away, keeping student’s engaged and on task at all times.



Full Lesson plan: http://tie535gagnekmr.wikispaces.com/2.+LESSON+PLAN



Required Materials:collage_gen_sup.jpg


  1. Post-it Notes – Intro activity
  2. Poster Boards – Intro activity and group posters
  3. Disease cards – matching activity
  4. Pictures of the CS – matching activity
  5. Notecards – vocabulary cards
  6. Outlines of the CS, heart and other organs associated the CS – worksheets for labeling
  7. Computer/Internet/Projector – for watching videos, student research, movie presentation, and class blog
  8. Video Camera/Movie editing software – group movies
  9. Printer – student posters
  10. Student Journals – one per group (notebooks acceptable)
  11. Rubrics (3 in total…l for movie, 1 for poster, and 1 for Doctor/Patient scenario.
  12. Vocabulary Quiz
  13. Final Test